Research Article| April 01, 2009 Bentonites - Clays for Molecular Engineering Necip Güven Necip Güven *Center for Nanophase Research, IEIS Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666-4616, USA E-mail: ng13@txstate.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2009) 5 (2): 89–92. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.5.2.89 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Necip Güven; Bentonites - Clays for Molecular Engineering. Elements 2009;; 5 (2): 89–92. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.5.2.89 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Smectites are the main components of bentonites; their characteristics define the remarkable range for their uses in industry and technology. Their application depends on their fundamental properties, namely, their atomic structure with a rather flexible crystal lattice, their variable chemical composition, their particle size, and their morphology. The interlayer region of smectites is a favorable target for molecular engineering to design organic and inorganic hybrid materials, including smectite-polymer nanocomposites and pillared complexes of smectite-metal oxides. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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